SB INDY BEST 2025: Nominate Paradise Found for Best Gift Shop!

Beloved Friends,

It’s that time of year again—the Santa Barbara Independent's Best of Santa Barbara® Readers' Poll is open, and we’re casting our votes to celebrate the local businesses that make our town so special!

We invite you to join us in lifting up the independent spirit of Santa Barbara. Every nomination is a love note to the small businesses that pour their hearts into what they do—and your support means the world.

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We’d be honored if you’d consider nominating Paradise Found for Best Gift Shop in 2025!

For 39 years, we’ve been a neighborhood hub—a place to find the perfect gift, connect with kindred spirits, and explore the tools, books, and treasures that inspire your spiritual path.

Paradise Found is many things:

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We are a shop that makes our town feel like home, a place where all are welcome, where our customers share with us the most significant moments in their live: births, marriages, times of love, joy, grief, and all of the very human situations that arise.

We are like a hardware store for the spiritually inclined, providing tools, pathways, information, and a buffet of the world’s spiritual wisdom for your exploration, enrichment, and personal practice.

Whether it is a gift for your BFF, an anniversary present, a candle for a celebration of life, a birthday card or a pouch of crystals hand picked for a specific situation, we've got you covered.

Thank you for showing us that you love to gather here, discover new books, find special gifts, and connect with each other and find community.

All of us at Paradise Found would like to invite you to join us in this exciting journey. Thank you for considering Paradise Found in this community poll.

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How it works:

‍Just go to BestOf.Independent.com to nominate your favorite local businesses.

You have until July 2rd to submit your nominations. Please nominate in at least 20 categories for your response to be counted.

Final Voting Opens July 31 – August 27

Thank you for making Paradise Found a sanctuary of peace, love, and good vibes for nearly four decades. Your nomination is more than a vote—it’s a reflection of the connection we’ve built together.

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With love & infinite gratitude,